owly shook his head. Professor Morris, Ivan and jack stood
with bulging eyes staring at Warren, trying to make themselves
understand his speech. Ivan, who knew more of the ways of the half
barbaric people of Poland and Russia, nodded his head understandingly.
Jack stood with open mouth. The Professor rumpled his hair, though
deeply, and laughed.

"Now what would they do that for!" he asked sarcastically. "That sort
of thing is not done nowadays."

"Not in the best families," said Warren coldly. "But it is done, I'll
bet."

"Oh, yes, it's done," said Ivan, "all the time. I know my father
talked a lot about it just before the commencement of the war. He was
going to try to stamp out a lot of that sort of thing, especially what
affected the women and children. Yes, it is done, Professor."

"Not now," said the Professor stubbornly. "There was recorded a case
of that sort in 1793, and even later in the early sixties. Later,
there are no records at all bearing on the subject. And if no records,
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